The Perks of Being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

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Oh I do love being a demonstrator, where else could I spend time playing with paper, ink and stamps, enjoying a 20 – 25% discount on all my supplies and still be able to tell people I am going to work!  I have met folks, made friendships and visited places that always bring back happy memories and stay in my heart.  It also gives me a chance to get my hands on new Stampin’ UP! goodies ahead of the official launch.

When I was at OnStage at the begining of April, (our biannual conference) everyone got an advance  copy of the brand new Annual Catalog , which is now well thumbed,  and  we were able to purchase a selection of items early ahead of the June full release.  As a demo  I got to shop from the whole Share What You Love suite. And so could you, starting today!

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Share What You Love ~ Limited Time Bundles

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Stampin’ Up! have a new annual catalog coming out on June 1st – but they are giving us the wonderful opportunity to buy the Share What You Love Suite ahead of time.  They are offering the most wonderful bundles – ranging from “Just getting Started’ to ‘Gotta have it All’

Each bundle has FREE stuff and are only available from May 1st thru 31st.  After that the individual products will be available but no FREE stuff – so you don’t want to miss out! Continue reading →

Lovely Wishes~Ink and Share Blog Hop

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Today I am thrilled to be taking part  in the Ink & Share blog hop again.  You will have arrived from Linda Handford’s post.   This month’s theme is anything from the Occasions Catalog ~ and I have chosen Lovely Wishes because I just love the  swirls and the organic ‘feel’ of the images, looking at my card I kinda have a ying-yang thing going on here.  The stamp set also has some greetings  so meets my goal of using just one stamp set for each project .  Continue reading →

Touches of Texture Sympathy Card

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Sympathy cards are some of the hardest cards to  make and send – because it recognizes sadness.  But they can also bring comfort to the person on the recieving end as well as for the sender of the card – that they have acknowledged the loss of a loved one and the sorrow they are experiencing.

Today I chose to use the Touches of Texture Stamp set, because I just love the ‘cornflower’ image and the ‘scattered dots’ stamp within in the set. Continue reading →

Sweet and Simple ~ Truly Tailored

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Today’s card is another in my Sweet and Simple series where I have set myself a little challenge using a small amount of equipment and supplies – kind of like one of those cookery shows where you are given 3 or 4 ingredients and you have to turn it into a spectacular 4 course meal!

Well today’s specatular card also bids a fond farewell to Emerald Envy – about to retire at the end of May.

I chose the Truly Tailored Stamp Set from the Occasions Catalog – perfect for guy type cards, birthday as well as for Father’s Day coming in June. Continue reading →

Good Day Baby Card

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Ooppss………………. I did it again!  A new baby arrived in the neighborhood and I STILL don’t have any new baby stamp sets!  So once again I have improvised and found a couple of really cute images in the Good Day stamp set that fit the occasion perfectly….. and coupled with the Balloon Bouquet punch I feel happy with the result. Continue reading →

Sweet Soiree Embellishments # 3

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Just cannot keep my hands of this beautiful embellishment kit from the 2018 Occasions Catalog!  This time I made a very pretty, gentle card using the vellum, laser-cut pieces along with the Washi Tape from the Embellishment Kit.

This card also serves as a fond farewell to the ‘soon-to-be-retiring Marina Mist ink and paper  as well as the 1/8 silver ribbon.

I can see this as an anniversary , graduation as well as a birthday card.

Once again, I have also used the Perennial Birthday Stamp Set and the Sweet Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper. Continue reading →

Graceful Garden ~ Inspired by Paper Pumpkin

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Today’s card was inspired by one of the designs in March’s Paper Pumpkin kit which has a lovely vintage theme going on.  So I have chosen to use  Fresh Fig and Crumb Cake with the Graceful Garden Stamp set and lots of sponging.

One of the greetings in the stamp set says  ‘for you’ I think this is such a simple message that can be used for just about any occasion, birthday, thank you, anniversay, sympathy……. and so on.

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Sweet Soiree Embellishments # 2

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A week or so ago I shared a card made with the Sweet Soiree Embellishment kit which is tucked away on page 13 of the 2018 Occasions catalog.  It  is a packet of the cutest little embellishments ~ just perfect for quick and very pretty decorating of cards and other paper crafting items and  includes ribbon, tassels, mini clothes pins, washi tape, die-cuts on card and vellum, which include cakes, flowers, leaves and numbers.

This is the second card I have made using them, this time using the card die cuts as well as the  Sweet Soiree DSP and the Perennial Birthday Stamp Set. Continue reading →